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Major cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is the latest company to secure a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. KuCoin’s European arm, KuCoin EU, secured a MiCA license from the Financial Market Authority of Austria, the company said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Friday. The authorization allows KuCoin EU to…
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon asked a US judge to cap his prison time at five years for his role in the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, which erased about $40 billion from crypto markets in 2022. In a court filing on Wednesday, Kwon argued that a longer term would be excessive given the punishment…
Stablecoin issuer Tether holds 116 tons of physical gold, placing it on par with central banks such as those in South Korea, Hungary and Greece. Tether is “the largest holder of gold outside central banks,” Jefferies wrote in a recent analysis, per a report by the Financial Times. The investment bank added that Tether’s growing…
Despite steep redemptions from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, Solana attracted $369 million of inflows this month as investors increasingly positioned SOL as a yield-generating asset. According to Bohdan Opryshko, co-founder and chief operating officer of Everstake, both institutions and retail holders are “treating Solana as a yield-generating asset rather than a speculative trade.” He told…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said a new feature rolled out by X revealing an account holder’s country was “risky,” agreeing with crypto users who flagged privacy concerns over the feature. X director of product Nikita Bier announced the feature was rolled out on Saturday, framing it as a way to ensure the integrity of…
BitMine Immersion (BMNR), the largest Ethereum-focused digital asset treasury (DAT) firm and helmed by Wall Street veteran Thomas Lee, is sitting on steep unrealized losses on its big bet on ether ETH$2,793.92. The firm reported Friday $328 million in net income for its fiscal year ended August 31, while fully diluted earnings per share came…
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2667.21, down 4.0% (-111.91) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (-2.3%) and BTC (-3.3%). Laggards: APT (-8.8%) and NEAR (-7.8%). The…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet approved a multi-billion dollar stimulus package on Friday, delivering on the new leader’s promise to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy. The stimulus, worth JPY 21.3 trillion ($135.40 billion), includes general account outlays of JPY 17.7 trillion, significantly larger than last year’s JPY 13.9 trillion, representing the biggest fiscal bazooka…
World App, the gateway to the Sam Altman-founded blockchain network World, has begun piloting virtual bank accounts in the U.S., giving its users a new way to plug their everyday finances directly into the crypto economy. The feature issues unique virtual account numbers, allowing users to receive direct deposits, like payroll payments, straight into the…
As bitcoin BTC$92,498.25, ether ETH$3,039.00, XRP$2.1262, and other tokens look to stabilize after recent weakness, market focus shifts to impending crucial events and data releases, including Nvidia’s earnings report, the Federal Reserve’s October meeting minutes, and the pivotal but delayed September U.S. jobs report. These key data points and events could set the tone for…
